- Jul 1 Donald Thomas, Bahamian high jumper (World Championship gold 2007), born in Freeport, Bahamas
- Jul 2 Johnny Weir, American figure skater (World Junior C'ships gold men's singles 2001; World C'ship bronze 2008) and broadcaster (NBC), born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
- Jul 2 Maarten Martens, Belgian footballer
- Jul 3 Syed Rasel, Bangladeshi cricket swing bowler (6 Tests, 12 wickets; 52 ODIs, 61 wickets; Duronto Rajshahi), born in Jessore, Bangladesh
- Jul 7 Minas Alozidis, Greek-Cypriot hurdler
- Jul 7 Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh
- Jul 11 Tanith Belbin White, Canadian-American ice dancer and TV commentator, born in Kingston, Ontario
- Jul 11 Yorman Bazardo, Venezuelan MLB player (Detroit Tigers), born in Maracay, Venezuela
- Jul 12 Michael McGovern, Irish soccer goalkeeper (32 caps Northern Ireland; Ross County, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Norwich City), born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
- Jul 13 Faf du Plessis, South African cricket batsman, captain (69 Tests, 10 x 100, HS 199; 143 ODIs; Northerns CC, Lancashire CCC, Kent CCC + 3 x IPL teams), born in Pretoria, South Africa
- Jul 16 Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo
- Jul 17 Sotiris Leontiou, Greek footballer, born in Ioannina, Greece
- Jul 19 Lewis Price, Welsh soccer goalkeeper (11 caps; Ipswich Town), born in Bournemouth, England
- Jul 20 Alexi Casilla, Dominican MLB player, born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- Jul 20 Troy Smith, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2006, Ohio State; NFL: Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers), born in Columbus, Ohio
- Jul 21 Liam Ridgewell, English footballer, born in Bexleyheath, England
- Jul 22 Stewart Downing, English footballer (Middlesborough), born in Middlesborough, England
- Jul 23 Brandon Roy, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 2008, 09, 10; NBA Rookie of the Year 2007; Portland Trail Blazers), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jul 25 Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Greek basketball player, born in JesenÃk, Czechoslovakia
- Jul 26 Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper, born in Limassol, Cyprus
- Jul 28 DeMeco Ryans, American football player, born in Bessemer, Alabama
- Jul 28 John David Washington, American football player and actor (BlacKkKlansman), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 28 Zach Parise, American ice hockey player, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jul 29 Chad Billingsley, American MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Defiance, Ohio
- Jul 30 Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player, born in Martinsburg, West Virginia
About July 1984
How Old? 39 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: Yes
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